Presenting Summary Information From Cochrane Systematic Reviews

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

171 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-10-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of the investigators study is to evaluate the efficacy of infographics in presenting information, in terms of understanding and remembering research results, compared to standard PLS formats and scientific summary formats (SciSum).

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Detailed Description

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The investigators will conduct a randomized control trial (RCT) with three different formats of the same systematic review summary (infographics, PLS and scientific summary). The content of these three formats is based on the same systematic review, but the ways of data presentation will differ: visual presentation, plain language, and scientific language. The trial will be performed at the beginning of the 2016/2017 academic year, with first year university students as participants. The trial will be voluntary and anonymous. The survey will consist of 4 parts: 1) demographic data, 2) one format of the summary (randomly assigned), 3) comprehension test of the information given in the summary, 4) accessibility of information and overall satisfaction with the given summary assessed by survey and 5) health numeracy test. All materials will be in Croatian. The materials used in this research will be assessed by experts in order to confirm face validity of developed questions.

Conditions

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Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Infographics

Infographic presentation of health information

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Infographic presentation of health information

Intervention Type OTHER

The students in this group will read Cochrane systematic review summary in infographics format.

Infographics format is a form of visual presentation of results of systematic review, supported by pictures and graphs.

Plain Language Summary

PLS presentation of health information

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

PLS presentation of health information

Intervention Type OTHER

The students randomized in PLS group will read text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings which is intended for lay audience.

Scientific abstract

Scientific abstract presentation of health information

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Scientific abstract presentation of health information

Intervention Type OTHER

The students in scientific abstract group will read the the text written for the academic population and practitioners.

Interventions

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Infographic presentation of health information

The students in this group will read Cochrane systematic review summary in infographics format.

Infographics format is a form of visual presentation of results of systematic review, supported by pictures and graphs.

Intervention Type OTHER

PLS presentation of health information

The students randomized in PLS group will read text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings which is intended for lay audience.

Intervention Type OTHER

Scientific abstract presentation of health information

The students in scientific abstract group will read the the text written for the academic population and practitioners.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Eligible participants will be first-year university students without experience with Cochrane review summaries, because prior familiarization with Cochrane summaries could make information uptake easier by those participants.